Turning sovereign priorities

into working systems

Company Profile

Aequatoris is a development and investment platform purpose-built to originate, structure, and operate sovereign-scale development companies in frontier and emerging economies.

The firm is designed to serve as a long-term steward of capital, governance, and execution for projects that sit at the intersection of infrastructure, energy transition, food systems, and institutional capacity-building.

Aequatoris acts as the exclusive development company operator for large-scale national initiatives, partnering with governments, development finance institutions, and strategic investors to translate policy ambition into bankable, executable outcomes.

The company’s mandate is explicitly long-term: to build durable economic systems rather than transact isolated projects.

Mandate and Role

Aequatoris is structured to serve as the official beneficiary and operating entity for development companies established under sovereign or semi-sovereign frameworks. Its role typically includes:

  • Structuring and operating national development companies.

  • Coordinating concessional, blended, and private capital into unified platforms

  • Overseeing execution across infrastructure, energy, logistics, and productive capacity

  • Embedding governance, reporting, and institutional safeguards aligned with DFI standards

  • Acting as the long-term interface between host governments and international capital

This structure allows DFIs and partners to deploy capital into a single, accountable operating entity with clear authority, continuity, and fiduciary responsibility.

Leadership

Aequatoris is led by Mohamed Dagdag, an experienced development practitioner and institutional builder with a track record of operating in complex political and economic environments.

Mohamed previously founded and led Vakàna Alliance, a development organization focused on climate resilience, food security, and sustainable livelihoods across emerging markets. Under his leadership, Vakàna Alliance worked directly with governments, multilaterals, and on-the-ground operators to design and implement projects spanning agriculture, energy access, and community-level economic development.

Approach

Aequatoris is built around a simple operating philosophy:

  • Institutional first: governance, legal clarity, and alignment precede capital deployment

  • Platform over projects: national-scale vehicles rather than fragmented initiatives

  • Blended capital discipline: concessional capital used to unlock, not replace, private investment

  • Execution control: centralized operating authority to avoid coordination failure

  • Long-term alignment: multi-decade horizon consistent with sovereign development goals

This approach is intentionally conservative in structure and ambitious in scope, reflecting the requirements of DFIs and sovereign partners alike.